Kill Surname

121,557th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Kill Surname Definition:

KYLL: Mark Kyll, portioner of Lessudden, 1662 (RRM., II, p. 14). Mr. William Kyll preached in a bam at Muckroft, 1687 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 195). Laurance Kyll, weaver in Perth, 1682 (Edin. App), and another Laurance Kyll was pensioner in Edinburgh, 1734 (Guildry, p.

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Kill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1251:322,18629,358
Brazil7241:295,68311,382
Germany5961:135,07616,444
England3691:150,99714,419
France1581:420,39761,236
Papua New Guinea1551:52,6056,626
Luxembourg1381:4,207572
Poland701:542,98251,331
Australia621:435,41534,362
India611:12,574,842222,490
Canada451:818,79163,991
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
Pakistan191:9,402,31046,838
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Wales171:182,03112,022
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Estonia151:88,12015,474
China121:113,943,4645,994
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Fiji11:894,3914,568
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2211:227,23419,192

Kill (446) may also be a first name.

Kill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

KYLL: Mark Kyll, portioner of Lessudden, 1662 (RRM., II, p. 14). Mr. William Kyll preached in a bam at Muckroft, 1687 (RPC., 3. ser. XIII, p. 195). Laurance Kyll, weaver in Perth, 1682 (Edin. App), and another Laurance Kyll was pensioner in Edinburgh, 1734 (Guildry, p. 147). Kylle 1701. See also Kyle.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

From the German, Kille; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kill Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kill is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kill is the 121,557th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,934,576 people. Kill is primarily found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Kill live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 405,761st most frequent given name at a global level It is held by 446 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 1,125 people, or 1 in 322,186. In The United States Kill is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 17 percent are found, Ohio, where 15 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 76 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 19 percent are found and Germany, where 16 percent are found.

Kill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kill has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kill last name increased 509 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 226 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 64 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kill last name is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland, Orthodox (79%) in Russia and Orthodox (71%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Kill surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 26.01% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,342 per year; in United States they earn 42.92% more than the national average, earning $61,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.64% more than the national average, earning $73,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiell89130/
Kuill8941/
Kioll898/
Killl891/
Killp891/
Killh891/
Kil8643,833/
Kll862/
D'Kill801/
Kiel7516,074/
Kell7514,748/
Köll751,597/
Kuil751,528/
Kihl751,372/
Käll751,299/
Küll75291/
Kiol75181/
Kåll75113/
Kõll7592/
Cill7576/
Kyll7570/
Kijl7519/
Kkll754/
Qill753/
Klll752/
Hkil752/
Hkll751/
Kgil751/
Kllp751/
Ckil751/
Kéll751/
Gkll751/
Kæll751/
Khll751/
Killova732/
Kiehl676,474/
Quill674,391/
Kl671,064/
Köllő67473/
Kilpp67454/
Koell67392/
Chill67312/
Kuell67122/
Keull6787/
Kaell6729/
Kehll6719/
Källå6715/
Cgill6711/
Kellh679/
Kigli678/
Kielė675/
Keell673/
Kıllı673/
Kcell672/
Kellì672/
Kelld672/
Kislt671/
Cuill671/
Kuihl671/
Kklll671/
Kőllő671/
Ckiel671/
Qkcll671/
Ckijl671/
Gqkll671/
Kuull670/

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